Just a Kiss
Paramount Classics | Release Date: September 27, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
11
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38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
It's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted, but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Stevens, an actor taking charge from the other side of the camera, and writer and co-star Breen are going for a romantic black farce, a darkly noble idea, but one that requires far more empathetic characters and funnier situations than they've created. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The result is a small independent film suffering from a severe case of Hollywood-itis. A cautionary tale minus the caution, Just a Kiss is just a cop-out. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
What a mess. Read full review
30
Washington PostStaff (Not credited)
Clumsily written and numbly performed comedy of yammers. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderReece Pendleton
Muddled attempt at edgy comedy. Read full review
30
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
Not just another disposable romantic comedy, but an ambitious, overreaching mess.
25
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Gets everything wrong, starting with a title that indicates a somewhat innocent romantic transgression. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie seems to reinvent itself from moment to moment, darting between styles like a squirrel with too many nuts. There is one performance that works, sort of, and it is by Marisa Tomei, Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The best thing you can say about Just a Kiss is that it isn't every romantic comedy that throws in suicide, bondage and a plane crash in between all the bed hopping. Read full review
10
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
A convoluted writing exercise gone horribly wrong. Read full review
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